27. Cognizant Technology Solutions

Repositioning itself to address the emerging areas of technology in Internet

and wireless, this Chennai-based company has done successfully in the

communications arena. The company is estimated to have done a total business of

Rs 274.6 crore in this space. This is close to 39 percent of its total revenue

of Rs 704.48 crore. To address this space, Cognizant provides solutions in

protocol stack development in VoIP, GPRS, HIPERLAN/2, etc. And also offers OSS

solutions and provide integration services.

The success for the company comes because it has successfully managed to

organize itself around industry practices–information intensive, financial,

healthcare, retail and telecommunications. Moreover, the company has made

significant investments in deepening its technology expertise in areas like

e-business platforms, legacy to web integration and wireless, besides getting

assessed for SEI-CMM Level 5 certification. Another differentiation it brings

into the market place is its unique business model–the offsite-onshore

development services. Its engagements are typically delivered by a global team

with 20-30 percent of the team members located at the customer site and 70-80

percent of the team located at offshore development centers. With an increased

number of development centers and key people with expertise, Cognizant sees good

chances to swamp high.